Dorle Hellmuth – Assistant Professor

Dr. Hellmuth is an assistant professor of politics and serves as the academic director of the department’s parliamentary internship programs in Europe. Her book, Counterterrorism and the State, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015), analyses post-911 counterterrorism decision-making and responses in the United States, Germany, Great Britain, and France. She has published and co-published articles and book chapters in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Democracy and Security, The Nonproliferation Review, and Beyond Sovereignty. Her publications also include policy papers published by the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington, D.C. where she is a Non-Resident Fellow.

Professor Hellmuth’s research and teaching covers world politics, particularly the study of transatlantic and European politics, counterterrorism and counterradicalization, homeland security, general comparative politics, and American foreign policy.

Dr. Hellmuth has held appointments as Assistant Professor at American University’s School of International Service, and as a Research Fellow at the National War College, National Defense University. She has been awarded fellowships and grants from the Earhart Foundation, the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, the Embassy of France, and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Research, Writing, Presentations, and Media

Books

Counterterrorism and the State: Western Responses to 9/11. University of Pennsylvania Press, October 2015.

“The Question of Military Action Against Iran – Of Busted Bunker Hopes and Short Fuses,”AICGS Transatlantic Perspectives (March 2012).

“Taking Stock of Terrorism: The Bush Counterterrorism Legacy and Remaining Challenges for Obama,”in Finding Security in an Age of Uncertainty: German and American Counterterrorism Policies,AICGS Policy Report #41(Washington, DC: American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, December 2009).

Select Presentations

“Counterradicalization a la France,” Panel Discussion on “Understanding the Threat to the United States and Europe from Returning Jihadists,” The National Capital Area Political Science Association and The George Washington University, 4/2015.

“The French Response to the 2015 Paris Attacks,” ‘Who is Charlie?’ Roundtable Discussion on Freedom of Expression, Democracy, Faith, and Violence, The Catholic University of America, 2/2015.

“Transatlantic Security and Defense: A U.S. Perspective,” Luncheon Keynote Speech, U.S. Department of State, 6/2014.